Music industry news from Hypebot:
The Muxtape Story: Lies, Labels, Lawyers & Rebirth
MixTube Picks Up Where Muxtape Left Off
Fan engagement: What If You Took A Poll Of Your Fans?
The big story last week was the launch of MySpace Music with all four major labels aboard. Here are details and commentary.
Some members of the independent music community cried foul including Merlin ("unhealthy and dangerous") Koch ("a cold embrace") and A2IM ("disappointed") because they have not been offered a similar equity position as the major labels. There’s even anti-trust talk.
But Greg Scholl from leading digital distributor The Orchard disagreed and in an exclusive interview with Hypebot shared why he signed the deal.
Labels, Publishers & Internet Broadcasters Agreed On Mechanical Royalties
Amazon MP3 Went Mobile With Google’s Android Cell Phone
SanDisk & Major Labels Introduce SD Card Format
Guest post: We Are The Curator, The Light and The Frame
An interview with Tunecore’s Jeff Price [Part 3].
WMG’s Bronfman Buys $28.5M House. Marci Gets 214K Stock Options
See ProHipHop’s Hypebot Industry News category for past roundups.
